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The U.S. Open expands from 36 holes to 72 holes.
The term "birdie" enters the golf lexicon after being coined during a round at Atlantic City Country Club in New Jersey.
The British Open introduces a cut following 36 holes of play.
A wound, rubber-cored ball called the "Haskell," after inventer Coburn Haskell, is introduced. It uses rubber strands wound around a core. B.F. Goodrich employee Bertram Work, a friend of Haskell's, gets Goodrich engineers to design a machine to automate the winding process. The Haskell ball becomes the new standard for golf balls.
Born This Year:
R.A. Whitcombe, 1938 British Open champion
Men's Major Championship Winners:
U.S. Open: Fred Herd
British Open: Harry Vardon
British Open: Harry Vardon
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: Findlay Douglas
British: Freddie Tait
U.S. Women's: Beatrix Hoyt
British Women's: Lena Thompson
British: Freddie Tait
U.S. Women's: Beatrix Hoyt
British Women's: Lena Thompson
